March 2017
ELC & HSN Call on State to Address Emergent Health & Safety Repairs In Schools
The Healthy Schools Now coalition of the NJ Work Environment Council is proud to partner with Education Law Center in calling for the NJ Department of Education and NJ Schools Development Authority (SDA) to [...]
Oil Train Safety Bill Passes the Legislature
Bill will improve accountability of companies and require proactive planning The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC) and allies commend the Assembly today for passing A2463, the Oil Train Safety bill. The bill ensures [...]
Trump Seeks to Cut Safety Agency with Roots in New Jersey
The devastating 1995 Napp Technologies explosion in the heart of Lodi killed five men, created a plume of toxic black smoke that lingered over the county for days -- and led to the creation of a [...]
OSHA Rule Change: Hiding Serious Workplace Injuries Now Easier
Congress just made it easier for employers to hide serious workplace injuries from OSHA On March 21, the Senate voted to overturn OSHA’s Volks Rule. The Volks rule restored OSHA’s traditional ability to require [...]
Public Need Over Corporate Greed Training
The Public Need over Corporate Greed campaign presumes that fundamental social change, in New Jersey and elsewhere, can only be achieved if workers, communities, and environmental organizations join forces to combat big moneyed special interests [...]
Take Action to Make Our Communities Safer from Dangerous Oil Trains
WEC and allies, including the Professional Fire Fighters Association of NJ, have been working together for more than two years on a bill that would make communities safer from ultra-explosive crude oil trains. The [...]